Elephants are more afraid of bees than afraid of mice

For many people, bees can be a big nuisance, but now it is confirmed that elephants do not like them.

Phi Chau Ong likes to attack humans and elephants (Photo: SPL, BBC)

A new study by a dialogue organization in Kenya hypothesizes that elephants also prefer to face away when they hear the buzzing of bees. Contrary to popular beliefs, not the rats make the elephants terrified, but much smaller animals.

Lucy King, a zoologist who led the research done by the Elephant Protection team, said in Kenya, most elephants heard the bees immediately ran away, different from those of elephants. hear another noise.

When they heard the bees, they stopped, turned to the speaker to hear the buzzing and shook their heads trying to see where the sound came from. Their faucets are directed straight up to the sky until one of the members comes out and the guild flies away.

Ms. Lucy King said the Kenyan people were angry at the elephants when they destroyed their crops.

The construction of electric fences is also not feasible, so her team decided to try using a Kenyan folktale about bees to save the elephants.